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do much in teaching the people the importance of the forests. In my 

 address yesterday, I casually referred to this subject. I feel the truth of 

 what Professor McClement says about learning to plant a tree. I think 

 that we should teach them to respect trees. In the part I come from we 

 would do much to teach them the value of the trees. We want trees in our 

 parks, and children carelessly destroy them. I feel that our children should 

 be taught better. If we reach the people and educate them to value our 

 forests we will not require so many people patrolling our woods to protect 

 them. (Applause). 



Senator EDWARDS : Mr. Chairman, you seem to insist on my speaking. 

 I understand that I am expected to speak this afternoon. 



The PRESIDENT : Yes, you are. 



. Senator EDWARDS : The questions I will refer to in Prof. Fernow's 

 address come up naturally in the address that I will give myself. I think if 

 we want to get on in a business way instead of branching off into all man- 

 ner of subjects we should discuss each paper as it is read. 



Mr. EVANS : I was speaking absolutely on one of Prof. Fernow's 

 points lack of proper public education that is one of the subjects of his 

 paper. (Applause). 



The PRESIDENT : Mr. White would like to discuss this paper. 

 Mr. WHITE: Not just at present. 



The PRESIDENT : The Hon. Mr. Cochrane was not with us yesterday. 

 Before going on with the next paper, we will be pleased to have a few words 

 from him. 



HONOURABLE ME. COCHRANE'S ADDRESS. 



Hon. Mr. Cochrane, Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, was received 

 with applause and said : Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, I must 

 apologise for not being with you yesterday. The Session is to begin on 

 Tuesday; we are getting our business in order, and there were some import- 

 ant Council meetings yesterday afternoon and Departmental work that had 

 been arranged for which prevented me from being present. I am delighted 

 to be with you as a member of the Whitney Government the Government 

 which is now at the head of affairs in the largest Province of the Dominion, 

 and one which probably has more natural resources in the way of timber 

 than any other to-day standing in the name of the Crown. Several remarks 

 have been made about fire ranging generally. I wish to give credit to our 

 predecessors for starting the system of fire-ranging which they did. (Hear, 

 bear). We are a progressive people, and as our thoughts grow in different 



